These are not your typical Valentine's Day selections. Here's a Relationships quick list: Closer with Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Jude Law, and Julia Roberts "Wait Until Tomorrow" by Jimi Hendrix Suicide Blonde by Darcey Steinke
An Author’s Gambler
Alexi Ivanovich and the Mind of a Gambler A good number of stories that are centered on gambling tend to either glamorize or demonize. The protagonist is often portrayed as an individual we should either envy or pity. One exception to these extremes is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Gambler. Dostoevsky’s protagonist is a gambler we neither... Continue Reading →
The Purpose of a $.50 Book
A teacher in high school taught us that a reader, a serious one, should always, "read with a purpose." That lesson had a profound impact on how I approached both fiction and nonfiction. It's an approach I still use whenever I open a book, my Nook, or the Libby app. But sometimes that purpose for... Continue Reading →
Reels, Records, & Reads
With a National Championship in the books and a Superbowl a few weeks away here's a Football quick list: North Dallas Forty with Nick Nolte, Charles Duning, and Mac Davis "Boys of Fall" by Kenny Chesney Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger
Interpretations, Intentions, and Chances
“The Road Not Taken” and Taking a Chance The new year brings resolutions, promises, and chances that can be ignored, compromised, and broken. A closer look at "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is a good way to ring in the new year and discuss the idea of taking chances. Frost’s poem “The Road... Continue Reading →
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